Globo Preempts 9pm Novela to Air Final Lula‑Bolsonaro Debate

Overview

• On Friday, Oct. 23, TV Globo removed the 9pm novela Quem Ama Cuida and other programs such as Globo Repórter to broadcast the last face‑to‑face debate between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro before the Oct. 25 runoff.
• Journalist César Tralli will mediate the debate scheduled to start shortly after Jornal Nacional, with published reports showing a small discrepancy in start time around 21:20 versus 21:30.
• The event is being shown across Globo’s ecosystem — TV Globo, GloboNews, g1 and Globoplay — and the network expects rapid social clips to be shared on social media.
• A simultaneous fact check by the Fato ou Fake project will monitor claims in real time but will not interrupt the live telecast; any corrections will be published on Globo’s digital platforms.
• Quem Ama Cuida is slated to return to the evening schedule on Saturday, Oct. 24, and the programming shift underlines Globo’s editorial priority to give wide reach to the final pre‑runoff debate.